Unusually warm rivers force pressure on French nuclear output
Persistent heat and below-average rainfall across western and central Europe are putting pressure on rivers used to cool reactors in France. The conditions have warmed waterways and lowered river levels, creating operational constraints for nuclear plants that depend on river water for cooling. EDF has already temporarily shut down one reactor at the Golfech nuclear power station after the Garonne River approached its environmental discharge threshold.The situation is linked to a prolonged weather pattern that brought above-average temperatures, prolonged sunshine and suppressed rainfall through June and the first half of July. According to the supplied material, the same conditions have... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Jul 2026 12:30 LONDON
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